Knitting Daily sock pattern giveaway

Hey, you can get five great sock patterns for free from Knitting Daily as the site launches its second free e-Book Giveaway.

In 2008, KnittingDaily.com published its first free e-Book, "The Best of Interweave Knits: The Readers' Choice Awards Patterns," to phenomenal fanfare," according to a note from Interweave. That e-Book is no longer available.

This year, KnittingDaily.com editor Sandi Wiseheart presented the site's second free e-Book, "Knitting Socks with Knitting Daily: 5 Free Sock Knitting Patterns," a collection of the
site's top hand knit sock patterns. You can download them for free on the site.

"Knitted socks have long been among the favorite projects of experienced knitters, but in the last few years they've gained rock-star status. They are definitely less daunting to the novice knitter," Wiseheart said in a recent news release about the e-Book.

She said the sock pattern e-Book offers "a little something for every foot in the family: a fancy lace sock, a richly textured rib sock, a colorwork masterpiece, a cabled sock, and a simple, basic sock in a large gauge perfect for beginners."

"Two of the free knitted sock patterns in the book are by Ann Budd, one of the most prolific knitted sock designers in the industry and author of 'Getting Started Knitting Socks' and 'Favorite Socks.' Knit socks in the book span the last five years of publishing at Interweave, and have all been reader favorites at KnittingDaily.com since the site's launch."